Kramfors Municipality

Kramfors Municipality (Kramfors kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland Coonty, northern Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Kramfors. The rural municipality o Gudmundrå wis in 1947 made ane o the last admeenistrative ceeties o Swaden an got the name Kramfors frae an industrial settlement. In 1952 mony o the surroondin entities wur groupit intae lairger municipalities. The naition-wide reform in 1971 made Kramfors a unitary municipality, but the amalgamation process wis no fulfilled till 1974. The nummer o oreeginal units athin the present municipality is eleiven. The municipality featurs the Sandö Brig, crossin the Ångerman River. It is a concrete brig in ane span, an wi a length o 264 metres it wis the langest o that kynd frae its inauguration 1943 tae 1964. Nearbi is a monument tae the fowk killed in the Ådalen shuitins, 1931, when the Swadish militar shot socialist demonstrators, killin five. The UNESCO Warld Heritage Aurie Höga kusten ("Heich coast" in Scots) is locatit on the east coast o Kramfors municipality. References Freemit airtins Kramfors - Offeecial steid Template:Västernorrland Coonty Template:Localities in Kramfors Municipality